A Junkies Lament Chords

Aadd9     x 0 2 4 2 0
Bb6       x 1 0 0 3 3
 
 
 
[Intro]
Aadd9
 
 
[Verse 1]
Em7               A7sus4     Dmaj7 D
Ricky's been kick-ing the gong
F#m7    B7           Emaj7    E
lickety split didn't take too long
  G        C       F#m7       B7
A junkie's sick, a monkey's strong
E          C#m7   Aadd9
That's what's wrong
 
 
[Verse 2]
        Em7               A7sus4     Dmaj7 D
Well, I guess he's been messing around downtown
F#m7      B7           Emaj7    E
so sad to see the man losing ground
G        C       F#m7       B7
winding down behind closed doors
E          C#m7   Aadd9
on all fours
 
 
[Bridge]
C                              G
Mama, don't you call him my name;
          D       D/E   Aadd9
he can't hear you anymore
C                     G
Even if he seems the same to you
         D        Bm7     Esus4 E
that's a stranger to your door
C                 G/B             Aadd9
Ask him what's he come here for
 
 
[Verse 3]
Em7          A7sus4     Dmaj7    D
Oh my God, a monkey can move a man
F#m7        B7       Emaj7 E
Send him to hell and home again
G             C           F#m7 B7
With an empty hand in the afternoon
E        C#m7      Aadd9
shooting for the moon
 
 
[Verse 4]
Em7          A7sus4        Dmaj7   D
It's halfway sick and it's halfway stoned
F#m7              B7            Emaj7   E
He'd sure like to kick but he's too far gone
G                C             F#m7 B7
so they wind him down with the methadone
E           C#m7   Aadd9
He's all on his own
 
 
[Bridge]
    C                          G
But baby, don't you throw your love away
  D       D/E   Aadd9
I hate to seem unkind
C                     G
It's only that I understand the man
         D          Bm7     Esus4 E
that the monkey can leave behind
C                        G/B         Aadd9
I used to think he was a friend of mine
 
 
[Outro]
Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 D   F#m7 B7 Emaj7 E   G C F#m7 B7 E C#m7 Aadd9 (slower)
La, la, la, ...
Em D Cadd9 Bm7 Em7   Em D Cadd9 Bm7 Asus2   Bb6 Cadd9 D B7   Em7 Aadd9
La, la, la, ...
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